bayer

== English == === Adjective === bayer comparative form of bay: more bay === Anagrams === Bayer, Beary, Earby, Yebra, barye, beary, beray, by ear, yerba == French == === Alternative forms === bâyer (nonstandard) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French beer, from Old French beer, from Early Medieval Latin batāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.je/, /bɛ.je/ ~ /be.je/ === Verb === bayer (archaic) to have one's mouth wide open, to gape Synonym: béer ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer), the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference). ==== Related terms ==== béer === Further reading === “bayer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === barye